Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
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Tags: Jessica Darling, marcus flutie, Perfect Fifths, Technology is Awesome
Monday, April 6th, 2009
4. Yes, the book spans a mere eighteen hours entirely in/around an airport. The main attractions are Jessica Darling and Marcus Flutie but fear not: All the beloved characters who are not at the airport–Bridget and Percy, Scotty and Bruiser, Len and Manda, Bethany and Marin, Paul Parlipiano, Mac, Hy and (of course!) Hope–are essential to the story. (more…)
Tags: 10 Things You, April 14th, Jessica Darling, Marcus Flute, Perfect Fifths
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Randomly opened to page 178:
“Jessica worries there are far too many hours to fill with amusing anecdotes and idle gossip, especially when Marcus is pushing for truth and dare. And Marcus fears that time is too short for anything but, particularly after Jessica’s professed reluctance to play along.” (more…)
Tags: 10 Things You Need To Know, April 14th, Jessica Darling, marcus flutie, Perfect Fifths
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

7. Fifty-six poems
written by Marcus and Jess
Here is one of his:
XXXIII. He writes
Everything we say
(what we don’t say, even more)
has double meaning
8. When I saw a photo of this painting in the newspaper, and read that it’s called The Desperate Man, my first reaction was, Oh my God! The Desperate Man! MARCUS! I ripped it out and kept it on my desk for months as I wrote Perfect Fifths. Late in the novel, a character makes the same connection and Marcus isn’t too flattered by it.
9. The 74-page conversation between Jessica and Marcus was inspired–in part–by the movie Before Sunset. This film’s final moments make for the most gorgeous, heart-stopping ending I’ve ever seen on screen.
10. Four words: Marcus Flutie shower scene.
Tags: 10 Things You Need To Know, April 14th, Jessica Darling, marcus flutie, Perfect Fifths, Senryu Tuesday
Friday, March 27th, 2009

9. The 74-page conversation between Jessica and Marcus was inspired–in part–by the movie Before Sunset. This film’s final moments make for the most gorgeous, heart-stopping ending I’ve ever seen on screen.
10. Four words: Marcus Flutie shower scene.
Tags: 10 Things You Need To Know, April 14th, Jessica Darling, marcus flutie, Perfect Fifths
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